Fax: 212-940-8776
karen.ash@kattenlaw.com
www.kattenlaw.com
Designers, apparel manufacturers, and other clothing businesses
seek out Karen Artz Ash, national co-head of Katten’s Intellectual
Property Practice and co-head of the Trademarks Practice,
because of her experience in all aspects of intellectual property,
trademarks, and copyrights. Karen is a member of the firm’s
Board of Directors and serves as chair of the national Pro Bono
Committee. She has worked in fashion law for more than 20 years.
Karen received her J.D. from New York Law School, and her A.B.
in economics from Georgetown University. She is an adjunct
professor at New York Law School; writes a monthly column
on trademark issues; has contributed to several books; lectures
frequently on fashion law; and is a member of the Federal Mediator
Advisory Committee for the Southern District of New York.

INTELLEC TUAL PROPERT YANTHONY M. KEATSSTUBBS ALDERTON &MARKILES, LLP

1453 Third Street Promenade
Suite 300

Santa Monica, CA 91403
Tel: 310-746-9800

Fax: 310-746-1010
akeats@stubbsalderton.com
www.stubbsalderton.com
Tony Keats is a partner of the firm and Co-chair of the Brand
Development and Content Protection Practice Group. Tony’s
almost three-decade legal career has focused on both the legal
and business protection of brands and creative content, from
consumer products to entertainment and from designer goods
to the Internet. Since he commenced practice, he has provided
counsel and has litigated cases on behalf of many of the world’s
largest consumer product and entertainment companies,
as well as individual entrepreneurs, actors, and musicians.
Tony’s litigation background also includes related commercial
matters involving unfair competition, contract disputes, rights of
publicity violations, business torts, domain name infringement,
and idea submission claims.

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IN TELLECTUAL PROPERT YYUVAL H. MARCUSLEASON ELLIS

One Barker Avenue
Fifth Floor
White Plains, NY 10601
Tel: 914-821-9075
Fax: 914-288-0023
marcus@leasonellis.com
www.leasonellis.com
Yuval Marcus is a partner and chair of the litigation practice
at Leason Ellis LLP, a highly rated intellectual property law
firm. For more than 20 years, Yuval has achieved consistent,
favorable results for his clients in cases involving trademark,
patent, copyright, trade secret and false advertising disputes
throughout the country. He represents companies in the
financial services, life sciences, technology, food and beverage,
hospitality, publishing, entertainment, toy, luxury goods and
consumer products industries. Yuval received his B. A. from Yale
University and his J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School
of Law, where he was a member of the Cardozo Law Review.
He oversees the firm’s IP litigation practice, which is comprised
of experienced attorneys from larger New York City law firms.
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Knoxville, TN 37950
Tel: 865-584-0105
Fax: 865-584-0104
rpitts@pl-iplaw.com
www.pl-iplaw.com
Bob Pitts counsels companies and individuals regarding patent
procurement and patent prosecution. He has served, along with
partners, as outside patent counsel for high-tech startups that
have sold for more than $1 billion. Mr. Pitts represents clients
in federal court in patent and trademark disputes, and he has
been patent infringement trial counsel in two eight-figure and
several seven-figure recoveries. He also defends clients accused
of infringement. Mr. Pitts earned an electrical engineering
Master of Science degree from the University of Tennessee at
Knoxville before attending law school. He has been a licensed
patent attorney and engaged in the private practice of patent
and trademark law for over 30 years.

Fax: 214-978-6601
donald.puckett@skiermontpuckett.com
www.skiermontpuckett.com
Donald Puckett represents businesses and select individuals
in intellectual property litigation, IP licensing, and complex
business litigation. He has particular experience with patent
infringement cases – assisting patent owners enforce their
patent rights and also defending companies accused of
patent infringement. Donald’s technology-driven litigation
practice has spanned a wide array of subject areas, including
telecommunications, software and computing, consumer
electronics, health information systems, and medical devices.
Donald attended the University of Texas School of Law where he
graduated Order of the Coif. In 2011, he co-founded Skiermont
Puckett LLP, a law firm widely recognized for its creative use of
alternative fee arrangements in complex commercial cases.

Tarzana, CA 91356
Tel: 818-783-0990
Fax: 818-783-0992
tom@rozsalaw.com
www.rozsalaw.com
Mr. Rozsa has been a practicing intellectual property lawyer
for 35 years, and his practice includes patent prosecution
(obtaining over 1,000 issued patents), trademark prosecution
(obtaining over 3,000 registered trademarks), and copyright
prosecution. Mr. Rozsa has also litigated patents, trademarks,
copyrights, and trade dress matters, for both plaintiffs and
defendants; defends lawsuits brought by patent trolls; and
negotiates settlements. Mr. Rozsa also has over ten years of
combined experience in venture capital, corporate banking, and
engineering. He earned a B.S. in engineering from MIT, an M.S.
in engineering from NYU, an MBA from UCLA, and a J.D. from
Southwestern University.

Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Tel: 310-859-0100
Fax: 310-388-5645
pds@supnik.com
www.supnik.com
Paul Supnik practices trademark, copyright, and entertainment
law. He advises businesses in the selection and use of brand
identities, protects trademarks through registration strategies,
enhances value through licensing, and litigates trademark
and copyright disputes. Paul has spoken on these subjects in
the U.S. and internationally. Industries represented include:
Internet, apparel, cosmetic, restaurant, advertising, sporting
goods, software, financial, arts, and media. As a bar association
leader, Paul has served as president of the Los Angeles
Copyright Society, chair of both the Entertainment and IP Law
and International Law Sections of the Los Angeles County Bar,
and chair of the Los Angeles Lawyer magazine editorial board.

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